Last week on The Big Break Ka'anapali, Lori said in her exit interview with Stina that she thought that Sophie had the advantage over Kim IF she continued to play the way she had been up until today. Certainly she demonstrated an amazing short game that was superior to Kim's and many of the other contestants over the past 11 episodes. Watching her take the first hole tonight was impressive and then to be 2 up after 5 holes, I bet she thought this was going to be her day. I know I did. WRONG!
Two holes later, they're back to "all square" and Sophie looks like her bandanna is starting to feel just a little bit tighter around her throat.
Let's hear what Lori thought of Sophie and Kim's final match and what surprised her the most.
As you know, Kim and Lori play a lot together on The Duramed Futures Tour and in September we'll see Kim up against the likes of Lorena Ochoa at The Navistar Classic with her coveted LPGA exemption. I know Lori will be cheering her on, along with all of us.
Thank you Lori for your willingness to share your thoughts and opinions every week on this blog. It hasn't always been easy, but you've stuck with us and I really appreciate your support. I loved your blog postings every week as well on TGC. You should keep writing - you're a natural :)
Best of luck on tour!
Golfgal
Wow! What an awesome finale. Really enjoyed all the girls thoughts about each show. The blogs that Lori posted each week were fun to read. Great job on all the interviews Gayle :)
They were so much fun to listen too and read.
Posted by: Liz1 | July 09, 2008 at 02:15 AM
Yes, I'll echo thanks to Lori for her blog entries, and Gayle for all the weekly interviews. It's really added to following this show. I finally saw someone link to this column a week or so ago on TGC discussion board, and I was chuckling to myself at all the weeks/months they had missed. Thanks again to my mom for directing me here.
I was prepared for less than spectacular golf again. The producer wrote weeks ago that the Kim/Sophie matchup in the Final 4 was by far the best golf of the series, so it wasn't difficult to apply that going forward.
Length is intimidating in match play. That's the bottom line. Sophie looked like the mentally stoutest player over the past month. Hole after hole of facing fundamental disadvantage wears on you, and leads to errors. I've heard Tiger say the only time he was intimidated on a golf course was by a kid in junior golf, 12 or 13 years old, who could belt it 300 yards.
It almost seemed anticlimactic tonight. Maybe because I sensed the rush, knowing from recent comments from the girls that everyone flew home on the night of this final. It's awesome for Kim but a superior atmosphere would have been all the competitors on the course during the final, with some followup coverage as they prepared to depart, the camaraderie or lack of same, depending on who we're talking about. I understand previous finals have been two hours. Tonight it was squeezed into one.
Posted by: Gary | July 09, 2008 at 03:32 AM
Fun article in the Sacramento Bee, Kim's hometown paper, showing a beaming Kim and describing the scene as she watched the finale along with family and friends:
http://www.sacbee.com/golf/story/1069670.html
Posted by: Gary | July 09, 2008 at 07:21 AM